Myopericarditis Following Use of Selective Androgen Receptor Modifier “RAD-140”

We report the case of a 16-year-old boy who had myopericarditis following the first dose of a selective androgen receptor modulator called Testolone (“RAD-140”). These drugs are widely abused by physically active young adults; however, the drugs’ side effects, which can be life-threatening, are not...

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Published in:	JACC. Case reports Vol. 29; no. 15; p. 102423
Main Authors:	Schwartzman, Kathryn Hughes, Kohli, Utkarsh, Chaudhuri, Nita Ray, Hoda, Mehar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Inc 07-08-2024
Subjects:	myocarditis RAD-140 selective androgen receptor Testolone modulator myocarditis selective androgen receptor RAD-140 LVEF CMR IVIG Testolone modulator SARM
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Summary:	We report the case of a 16-year-old boy who had myopericarditis following the first dose of a selective androgen receptor modulator called Testolone (“RAD-140”). These drugs are widely abused by physically active young adults; however, the drugs’ side effects, which can be life-threatening, are not well characterized. [Display omitted]
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	2666-0849 2666-0849
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102423